Blandinsville
TUESDAY After School Program Blandinsville First Christian Church After School Program for Kindergarten through High School students from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
SATURDAYS Life Skills Program Blandinsville First Christian Church Life Skills Program for 5th grade through High School students from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon on the third Saturday of each month.
Story Hour and Crafts Saturdays at The Blandinsville-Hire Library at 10 AM.
Snacks will be available. Check out the many new kids and young adult books. Spend some time at the library and take a book home to read!
SUNDAY Youth Group Blandinsville First Christian Church Youth Group for 5th grade through High School students from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm.
Bushnell
SATURDAY, OCT. 4 B-PC FFA Pork Burger Sandwich Lunch
at the Raritan State Bank parking lot from 10:30-1pm. Frozen patties will also be available for purchase. All proceeds will help fund the members’ trip to the 2025 National FFA Convention.
FRIDAY, OCT. 10 VFW Fin-tastic Fish Fry
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM at the Bushnell VFW, 181 E Hail St.
Whether you're a seafood lover or just looking for a good time, this fish fry is the perfect catch
Colchester
4TH THURSDAY OF MONTH New Illinois meetings
at 7pm at the Colchester Lions Club
MONDAY, OCT. 13 Colchester Library Fall Fun Day
at 1:30pm. There will be a scavenger hunt, corn shelling, pumpkin painting, snack of Halloween hash and cider and more!
Macomb
THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS Macomb Farmers Market
Macomb's Farmers Market is held in Chandler Park every Thursday & Saturday morning from 8 am to Noon through Oct 18. On both mornings you can shop for fresh local fruits & veggies (including many different kinds of pumpkins, gourds, squash, & peppers), homemade baked goods & sweets, and local honey, jams, & extracts, as well as locally grown fresh cut flowers & potted mums, locally made personal care products, & hand-crafted goods made by local artisans. This Saturday, you'll also find assorted ready-to-eat brunch meals prepared while you wait or shop, on-site knife & blade sharpening, and free live music -- provided this week by popular local musician Dan Eilers!
MONDAY, SEPT. 29-SATURDAY, OCT. 11 Community Blood Drive
The Temple Sholom will hold a Blood Drive at the Macomb Donor Center, 1520 W. Jackson St. To book your appointment, scan a QR code, visit bloodcenter.org or call 800-747-5401 and mention group code 6175 at sign in.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 BBBS 25th Anniversary Big Brother Big Sisters 25th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting, 1401 W. University Dr. in Macomb at 11:30am.
SATURDAY, OCT. 4 Fallen Soldiers 5K on the WIU campus at the Donald S. Spencer Student Recreation Center. Ceremony at 8:30am and race starts at 9am taking off from the front of Western Hall.
Macomb Library Knitting Club Meets the first Saturday of the month at 10:30am. Share your love of knitting or crocheting with both experienced and beginner crafters. Meet fellow knitters, brush up on skills and learn new techniques. Materials will be provided but feel free to bring your own projects. All levels of experience are welcome.
Touch A Truck
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8 Lamoine Caring & Connections SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 Moonlight Meander
Come out and explore, climb and touch at the Macomb Park District’s Touch a Truck at Veterans Park from 11am-2pm. This is a free event!
host Sue Scott from Western Illinois Museum presenting The Lamoine History of the Hotel at 10am. Join us each month at the Lamoine for breakfast bites. Everyone is welcome!
Come celebrate the arrival of Autumn with Moonlight Meander at the Lakeview Nature Area & Center from 6-8pm.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 MBA Meeting MBA Meeting 11:30-1:00pm at The Old Dairy. Speaker: Steven Brody, Executive Director, Macomb Area Chamber of Commerce SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 Fall Western Illinois Fiber Festival at the McDonough County 4-H Center from 10am-4pm. Meet and shop with fiber farmers, dyers and artisans. Carding and spinning demonstrations will be going on throughout the day. Farm to table meals will be available from C&N Farms and Lay’s Bakehouse Kitchen.
Fulton County
OCT. 4-5 & 11-12 Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive Travel along the 100 miles plus Scenic Drive routes to shop a variety of vendors, good food, homemade pies, breads, woodworking, crafts and so much more. Chicken Noodle Diner Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm Red Brick School in Smithfield.
For more information visit spoonriverdrive.org.
